This study utilizes a sample of private equity backed acquisitions to test whether certain factors, evaluated and quantified on the date of transaction completion, serve as indicators of future transaction bankruptcy. The results of this paper suggest that the effective federal funds rate is significantly and positively correlated with the bankruptcy of private equity backed transactions. Other measured factors specific to the private equity sponsor, the target firm in the acquisition and the characteristics of the transaction are found to be insignificant. Analysis on the influence of these factors is performed using two types of binary-response models, which predict the likelihood of the occurrence of bankruptcy, and a matched sample model that tests for the difference of means between a non-bankrupt transaction group and a bankrupt transaction group. Limitations in the availability of data derived from the private nature of the industry resulted in a limited sample size of 259 transactions completed from 1989 to 2008. General insignificance in the results of this study merits further analysis on the contributing factors to private equity transaction failure.

The objective of this thesis is to evaluate the efficiency of the selected company in the period of five years. Business efficiency is evaluated by using absolute indicators, ratio indicators, bankruptcy and credibility models and pyramid decomposition. The theoretical part describes the specific evaluation methods and practical part already contains the actual calculation and evaluation the efficiency of the chosen company. In the final evaluation there are summarized results of analysis and proposals for action.

The thesis is focused on application of methods of financial analysis, solvent and bankruptcy indicators and methods for assessing the vitality of the company by H. Pollak. These methods will be applied on the Prague Energy Company, Inc. This thesis aims to compare the resulting values and vitality assessment of Prague Energy Company, Inc.

This diploma thesis deals with analysis of the company performance and its evaluation. The analysis was performed in the company ABC Trepka, s. r. o., whose main activities are internal dry construction. The analysis of the company's efficiency was conducted on a base of the ratio indicators. In this thesis is mainly used for parallel indicators, namely: profitability ratios, activity ratios, debt ratios and liquidity indicators. The analysis also includes: bankruptcy and reliability indicators, Du Pont analysis. The results were compared with the recommended values.